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Harry Truman: I am convinced that we have scarcely scratched the surface and that, as a Nation, we can make rapid progress in the…

On the recordJanuary 29, 1948
I am convinced that we have scarcely scratched the surface and that, as a Nation, we can make rapid progress in the immediate future.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Letter to the Administrator, Federal Security Agency, on Raising the Level of the Nation's Health.

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